Transportation Sector
British Columbia and Territories
Table 20: Car Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Car Energy Use (PJ) 69.5   67.1 66.9 64.8 66.6 62.3 58.6 61.6 58.7 57.8 57.3 52.6 53.6 53.9

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Natural Gas 0.2   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
Motor Gasoline 66.7   64.3 64.3 62.3 64.4 60.3 56.3 58.7 55.4 55.4 52.7 47.9 49.0 49.5
Diesel Fuel Oil 0.6   0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 1.9   1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2

Shares (%)
Natural Gas 0.3   0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3
Motor Gasoline 96.1   95.9 96.0 96.1 96.6 96.7 96.0 95.2 94.5 95.7 92.0 91.0 91.3 91.8
Diesel Fuel Oil 0.9   1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.5
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.3
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 2.8   2.8 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.6 3.2 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.2

Activity
Passenger-kilometres (millions) 33,892   32,919 33,196 32,511 33,767 31,915 30,413 32,175 30,614 30,402 30,320 27,942 28,779 29,159
Energy Intensity (MJ/Pkm) 2.05   2.04 2.02 1.99 1.97 1.95 1.93 1.92 1.92 1.90 1.89 1.88 1.86 1.85
Car GHG Emissions (Mt of CO2e) 4.9   4.7 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.6

GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motor Gasoline 4.7   4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.3
Diesel Fuel Oil 0.0   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Shares (%)
Natural Gas 0.2   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2
Motor Gasoline 96.5   96.3 96.3 96.4 96.9 96.9 96.2 95.4 94.8 95.9 92.3 91.3 91.5 91.9
Diesel Fuel Oil 0.9   1.2 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.7
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.2
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 2.4   2.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.7 2.3 2.9 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 70.0   70.0 70.0 70.0 69.6 69.3 68.9 68.6 68.2 68.0 67.8 67.5 67.3 67.2

n.a. - Denotes data that is not applicable.
n.a. - Denotes data that is not available.